Yorvik Brass Rubbing Centre Tours and Activities

Enjoy a show at York Grand Opera House, a theatre with a story to tell in York. Discover the fascinating museums and shops in this walkable area.

Laugh, squirm and recoil at the ghastly torture methods and grisly crimes recreated in this prison-like museum where you can immerse yourself in macabre practices and living conditions of the Middle Ages.

See the pretty city of York from above and discover dark secrets at this 13th-century tower on a scenic hilltop.

See some of York’s most impressive sights on a walk around the historic perimeter wall that has its origins in the Roman era.

Go on a journey through history, from the Jacobean era to the Swinging Sixties, in this museum located in the former prison of an 11th-century castle.

Imagine yourself as a Viking in this museum that allows you to dig up Norse artifacts and witness reenactments, while you learn about York’s Scandinavian settlers.